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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13557, 30 March 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Fciflowing w a statement of the revenue collected at Timara" last week : • ' . £ jr. d. Cnstoms duties 753 10 6 Other receipts 1015 6 ; . £764 6 0 SALES. At TaltenalTs horse sateyards on ti.itttrday the Canterbury Farmers* Co-opera-tive. Association offered a yarding of 53 homes, the' bulk being draught* ,fit for present work. - -I?r\tights, yotrng and .■whh trials brought from £3l 10s to £45;. agedr ami inferior, twits £l2 to £24; light harness bones £lO 5s to £lB 10s; and backs £4, £3 5s and £6. PROPERTY SALE. Ihe lease of the cool yard,at the railway «nd of Mill street, adjoining the electric light station, and at present {eased by the Railway Department to the' Canterbury Vrntptfen? Coinersthre Association was o"n Saiurday offered by auction by Mtesrs Gmnaesst and LeCren. The new leaee bas a corrency of 21 year* and the upset rental was-fixed at £6O per annnni, at which figure Mr J. P. Newman, for tb» present occupiers, became tbc purchaser, his bid of the. upset being the only or* received. ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE. There was a large yarding of sheep, at St. Andrew* stock sale on Friday over 6000 being penned. The following are some of the price* realised:—Lambs: 84 smalt 5m 3d, 95 email 6s Bd, 230 uti 9s 6d, 50 at lis 9d. 136 at 14» Id. nrw 47 f.m. at 8«, 45 «t 11*. 19 at lis. 43 (f.m. at 12s 9d, 108 2. 4 anTl 6-tootli at 16» 7d, 60 6-tooth at 17s. 215 2-tootb at 18» Bd. 60 2-tooth at 17s. 84 6;»oth at20*. Cattle-: 'Dry cows Tip tr» £2 10s, 5 heifers, at £2 *. i ach, 1 springer at £3 ss. CAIN'S TERRACE ROOMS. G. P. Gerrie and Co.. report- for last week:—Poultry: Hens 2s to 2s 6d rwiiters 2s 9d to 3« 9d, ducks 3s 6tl to 4s, g*ese sj» 6d to 6s. turkey fierw 5s 9d to 6s 6d, gobblers 12a 6d to 14s. all at ]>. i pahr. Product-: Potatoes 10s. oats I*4 bns) lift 6d. wheat whole 17s 9d to 186d, broken last to 16i». carrot* 3s 6cl, ail per sack- Ham lOd to 10jd. bacon to BJd. tea Is to 1» 3d, bt-ara ljd, onion? lid, all .per lb, marrows 3d each, pumpkins £ per lb. Fruit: Apples Id to ljd, peara ljd t" 2d, plums l{d. tomatoes (gre«n) Id, sauce Id, dessert ljd. Isa-

nana* 9s 6d to 10s 6d, oranges (large cases) 17u 6d per case. BESWICK STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report for last week : —Poultry : Hens small Is 6d ti> 2a, prime 2s 3d to 3s 6d, roosters Is 9d to 2s 6d, prime 3s to 4s 6d| ducklings 2s to 2» 9d. ducks 3s 6d to 4s 3d, chickens Is to U 6d, geese. 5s to 5s 6d, turkey liens 4s to 4s 6d, gobblers 10s 6d to 12s 9d, nil at per pair; pigs, two at 7s 6d. Produce: Potatoes, small lots %d per H>, lCs per back, :uid £4 to £4 5s per ton, s.i., oats lis to lis 6d, wheat whole- 18s to l&s, broken 14s to 15s, screenings 9s to 10s, all at per sack, prime hams 6-Jd to 9jd, bacon /Jd to BJd per lb. beans Id" per lb, marrows 2d to 4d each, caulitlowers 3d to 4d, cabbages 3d each. Fruit: Peaches, scarce 5d to sjd jam peaches 3d to 4d, apricots scarce 5d to 6d, plums Id to l|d, quinces lid, tomatoes l£d to 2d, sauce l£d to 1 per lb, applet Id i<\ ljd, pears td to lid per lb, oranges (A cases) 10s, lemons 14s, bananas 6s; per case, eggs Is 3d per dozen, mushrooms 3d per lb. ■- ■ -' .